Arif Saleema, Baig Lubna Ansari, Shaikh Shiraz, Hashmi Ibrahim, Sarwar Zaini, Baig Zarrukh Ali
APPNA Institute of Public Health, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi,Pakistan.
Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2022 Nov;72(11):2150-2153. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.3120.
To determine the magnitude of violence against healthcare workers in a rural setting, and the consequences of this violence on their personal and professional lives.
The descriptive, quantitative, cross-sectional study was conducted in 4 rural districts of the Sindh province of Pakistan from February to December 2019, and comprised healthcare workers, including doctors, nurses, support staff and field workers. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire. Data was analysed using SPSS 22.
Of the 1622 subjects, 929(57.3%) were males and 693(42.7%) were females. The overall mean age was 35.55+/-10.05 years. The largest cluster was that of doctors 396(24.4%), followed by technicians 202(12.5%). Overall, 522(32.2%) subjects had a professional experience of 1-5 years. Violence at workplace in any form was experienced by 693(42.7%) subjects. Verbal violence had been experienced by 396(24.4%) subjects, while 228(14.1%) had witnessed it. The corresponding numbers for physical violence were 122(7.5%) and 22(1.4%). Verbal violence was more prevalent compared to physical violence (p<0.01). The major effect was that the healthcare workers remained alert 537(33.1%), felt frustrated 524(32.3%) and disturbed 503(31%). Also, 272(16.8%) subjects were planning to migrate or quit the profession.
Violence was found to be a significant issue in rural Sindh.
确定农村地区针对医护人员暴力行为的严重程度，以及这种暴力行为对他们个人生活和职业生活的影响。
2019年2月至12月在巴基斯坦信德省的4个农村地区开展了描述性、定量、横断面研究，研究对象包括医护人员，如医生、护士、辅助人员和现场工作人员。使用结构化问卷收集数据。采用SPSS 22对数据进行分析。
1622名研究对象中，男性929名（57.3%），女性693名（42.7%）。总体平均年龄为35.55±10.05岁。人数最多的群体是医生，有396名（24.4%），其次是技术人员，有202名（12.5%）。总体而言，522名（32.2%）研究对象有1至5年的专业经验。693名（42.7%）研究对象曾经历过任何形式的工作场所暴力。396名（24.4%）研究对象曾经历过言语暴力，228名（14.1%）曾目睹过言语暴力。身体暴力的相应数字分别为122名（7.5%）和22名（1.4%）。言语暴力比身体暴力更为普遍（p<0.01）。主要影响是医护人员保持警惕的有537名（33.1%），感到沮丧的有524名（32.3%），感到困扰的有503名（31%）。此外，272名（16.8%）研究对象计划转行或辞职。
研究发现，暴力行为在信德省农村地区是一个严重问题。
